Disclaimer: The characters are not mine, the setting is not mine, and in
short, none of it is mine except the original characters (you can tell who
these are because they are poorly developed) and the plotline.
Author's Note: Wow! I have 80 reviews on this thing so far! That 79 more than I expected (I was going to review once so I didn't feel too bad). As I do with each chapter I'm going to dedicate this one to a person who helps me along or writes something that gets me thinking, in general someone who is there to help me and give me their opinions. When I went through and I noticed that two people have always reviewed and have been really nice so this is for them, Sierra Sitruc and Martini Addict. Here's chapter 8 (part two of the dance).
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Princes, Princesses, and Punches
Lily and Arabella sat in chairs by the fire waiting for their princes to come. Neither one had spoken in the last few minutes. Lily was busy wondering what she was going to tell Remus, how about "Remus I'm sorry but I think I'm in love with your friend and have always been sorry but I have to go now?" she couldn't do that, it wasn't right, it was just plain mean and Remus was too sweet to do that to. Arabella on the other hand looked not nervous or sad but very angry. She kept cracking her knuckles on my one on the arm of the chair and she didn't look away from the flames. The boys were one minute and 24 seconds…25 seconds late according to Arabella's watch and this could only mean that Sirius was going to die, first he had to take her to the dance of course, but then, dead, he would die. Sky had left about 5 minutes ago to meet David in the Hall and hardly anyone was left in the common room, a few first and second years were sitting on the other side of the room, trying to teach a new girl wizard chess. The sound of the small pieces jumping around the board could be heard echoing off the walls of the room.
"He's dead." Arabella said from her chair, her eyes remaining constantly of the dancing flames. "I will kill him, slowly and painfully, what would hurt more Lily, a swift kick in the groin or pulling out his nails one by one?' She turned and looked at Lily and a smile spread over her face. "When there's one the others' aren't too far behind." She pointed behind Lily to Remus who was waking down the stairs, causing Lily to turn. Remus wore robes of silver and his hair was brushed back to the sides, a small smile seemed to be etched on his face when he met Lily's gaze but his eyes seemed sad.
Enjoy it while you have it, Remus though. Lily looked stunning. Her red curls trailed down her back and the blue looked beautiful on her, accenting the pallor of her skin and the locket shone brightly against the soft fabric. A shawl was wrapped abound her shoulder and her nails were painted a baby blue to match her gown perfectly. "Hi Lily, Arabella." He greeted
"Hi Remus, have you seen my Prince Charming lately?" She questioned, referring to Sirius. He let out a small chuckle.
"There she is, my princess. I apologies for my lateness but my manservant, James here, was taming the wild black mane." Sirius said, swiftly bouncing down the stair and ruffling James' flat Black hair up, making it as wild as ever as he passed by him, sweeping Arabella into his arms he kissed her softly and smiled at her. Lily looked on in awe, this was Sirius Black, a prankster who never acted serious and Arabella Figg who moments ago was threatening death, looking completely in love. Lily wrapped her arms around her stomach as she looked at the couple, it was perfect. Sirius in his maroon robes ("Sirius, we have to match, I'm telling you, not asking you. Maroon or red, either will match mine?") and Arabella, now smiling at him, no anger visible in her face. That was want she wanted.
"Shall we?" Remus asked offering Lily his arm, she stood up and took his arm, deciding to play along. James felt his heart pang. As he trailed behind them, down to the Great Hall.
Instead of taking the quickest route there, down a staircase and through a goblin statue they too the long route. Arabella had taken off her high heels and was being chased by Sirius down the stone hallway and when he caught her, he gave her a peck on the check before running off. It was very amusing; to see too fools, completely decked out in their formal attire, playing tag down the hallways. Hard to believe that Arabella was upset before because they were running late.
James, Remus and Lily had just begun to strike up a conversation on the way to the Great hall when Sky rounded the corner, skidding to a stop. "You guys have to see this... Narcissa…chipmunk, cheeks." She panted, taking her hands and pulling cheeks out a far as they could go. "Hurry up, Now!" As if on cue they all turned to Sirius, who smiled for a moment before starting a chase to the Great Hall to see Narcissa the Chipmunk
They were all out of breath by the time the reached the Great Hall and came fact to face with Narcissa, her cheeks were puffed out and she was getting a coat of brown fur as well as ears and a tail. Remus coughed back a chuckle and Lily covered her mouth with her hand for a second before regaining her composure. James, Arabella, and Sirius were able to hold in their laughter, most likely due to strict practice.
"It was you!" Narcissa squeaked, turning on James, "You (squeak) did this to me." Sirius couldn't take it any longer and he let out a small laugh that spread like wildfire through the small group. "So you think this is funny, don't you Black. You know what I find funny?" she squeaked on, her voice getting higher pitched as she continued. "I think you are funny or rather your family is funny. When your parents were killed I did get a good laugh, so I guess we're even now." The whole group went quiet and Sirius took a huge gulp, pain evident on his face. With a quick squeeze of his hand Arabella walked forward and punched her directly in the face then turned to take Sirius' arm. James looked at Narcissa in disgust.
"I don't want to talk to you or see you ever again Narcissa, ever." He stormed past her into the hall followed by the other four, none looking back at the chipmunk that now had a bruise on her left cheek.
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So? How was that? Next chapter you find out about why Narcissa was a chipmunk and we enter the Great Hall, sure has taken a while to get there. In this one I set up the Arabella/Sirius romance and I want to play this through the entire story line. I like them a lot as a couple. Now for the thank yous and question answering time! If I miss you let me know because it was 100% a mistake, I swear!
SAKURAnTOKYO: Sirius is really coming out good in this so far ( That's probably one of the reasons I went into Sirius/Arabella in this chapter.
Sierra Sitruc: That made complete sense. As a matter of fact I need to think of a character, do you have any ideas? Description wise, a name or something so I can get into a mind set on her. She's probably going to be a Hufflepuff or Ravenclaw. Make sure you check the Author's Note on top.
Martini addict: Thank you so much! I'm starting the whole Sirius/Arabella thing and James/Lily. Make sure you check the top Author's note (
Samantha Riddle: I like the name change Riddle. Lol I hope you like this one, a lot of Sirius in it ( and when you read it just replace the name Arabella with the phrase me, here's a little; "Sirius said, swiftly bouncing down the stair and ruffling James' flat Black hair up, making it as wild as ever as he passed by him, sweeping Samantha into his arms he kissed her softly and smiled at her." Like?
Beauty Full: Especially sad for Arabella ( Sirius and her are so happy and then everything crumbles, very sad but I'm putting in happy chapters to brighten it up a bit.
Phoenix6545: Thanks! I'm really happy you like it; hope this chapter doesn't disappoint you.
Sweet Star: Congratulations! You have less than a week until your braces come out! Make sure you take aspirin before you go, it doesn't hurt but your mouth feels weird and you can't eat for about a day. I read/reviewed your Lily/James story and some of the poetry I hadn't gotten to. It's all wonderful.
Charybdis: Your number 80! I never thought I would get this many. I hope you didn't get hurt to bad, remember to rice your hand (yes I said rice; it stands for Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation.) Arabella will be nice, she's going to become Lily's best friend and stay in the limelight along with the others. That "I am a god" line just fit so well that I had to put it in. As for the typos, I need to practice more because what I do is type my ideas out really fast and then I spell check, but when I go to read it over I start changing it all (and not for the best, I get very picky) so I try to limit how much I reread. This one is a little longer and they are coming out quicker. I read the first chapter of "My Sacrifice" and loved it. I left a review there. The title fits perfectly and I love Tom in it (I've said that a million times but I really love, 1 million plus, him) and Lily and James are beautifully written. Thank you so much.
Okay everyone, please review! I take the time to thank everyone no matter how much they say or how they feel, I'll thank you for anything just please review….
Author's Note: Wow! I have 80 reviews on this thing so far! That 79 more than I expected (I was going to review once so I didn't feel too bad). As I do with each chapter I'm going to dedicate this one to a person who helps me along or writes something that gets me thinking, in general someone who is there to help me and give me their opinions. When I went through and I noticed that two people have always reviewed and have been really nice so this is for them, Sierra Sitruc and Martini Addict. Here's chapter 8 (part two of the dance).
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Princes, Princesses, and Punches
Lily and Arabella sat in chairs by the fire waiting for their princes to come. Neither one had spoken in the last few minutes. Lily was busy wondering what she was going to tell Remus, how about "Remus I'm sorry but I think I'm in love with your friend and have always been sorry but I have to go now?" she couldn't do that, it wasn't right, it was just plain mean and Remus was too sweet to do that to. Arabella on the other hand looked not nervous or sad but very angry. She kept cracking her knuckles on my one on the arm of the chair and she didn't look away from the flames. The boys were one minute and 24 seconds…25 seconds late according to Arabella's watch and this could only mean that Sirius was going to die, first he had to take her to the dance of course, but then, dead, he would die. Sky had left about 5 minutes ago to meet David in the Hall and hardly anyone was left in the common room, a few first and second years were sitting on the other side of the room, trying to teach a new girl wizard chess. The sound of the small pieces jumping around the board could be heard echoing off the walls of the room.
"He's dead." Arabella said from her chair, her eyes remaining constantly of the dancing flames. "I will kill him, slowly and painfully, what would hurt more Lily, a swift kick in the groin or pulling out his nails one by one?' She turned and looked at Lily and a smile spread over her face. "When there's one the others' aren't too far behind." She pointed behind Lily to Remus who was waking down the stairs, causing Lily to turn. Remus wore robes of silver and his hair was brushed back to the sides, a small smile seemed to be etched on his face when he met Lily's gaze but his eyes seemed sad.
Enjoy it while you have it, Remus though. Lily looked stunning. Her red curls trailed down her back and the blue looked beautiful on her, accenting the pallor of her skin and the locket shone brightly against the soft fabric. A shawl was wrapped abound her shoulder and her nails were painted a baby blue to match her gown perfectly. "Hi Lily, Arabella." He greeted
"Hi Remus, have you seen my Prince Charming lately?" She questioned, referring to Sirius. He let out a small chuckle.
"There she is, my princess. I apologies for my lateness but my manservant, James here, was taming the wild black mane." Sirius said, swiftly bouncing down the stair and ruffling James' flat Black hair up, making it as wild as ever as he passed by him, sweeping Arabella into his arms he kissed her softly and smiled at her. Lily looked on in awe, this was Sirius Black, a prankster who never acted serious and Arabella Figg who moments ago was threatening death, looking completely in love. Lily wrapped her arms around her stomach as she looked at the couple, it was perfect. Sirius in his maroon robes ("Sirius, we have to match, I'm telling you, not asking you. Maroon or red, either will match mine?") and Arabella, now smiling at him, no anger visible in her face. That was want she wanted.
"Shall we?" Remus asked offering Lily his arm, she stood up and took his arm, deciding to play along. James felt his heart pang. As he trailed behind them, down to the Great Hall.
Instead of taking the quickest route there, down a staircase and through a goblin statue they too the long route. Arabella had taken off her high heels and was being chased by Sirius down the stone hallway and when he caught her, he gave her a peck on the check before running off. It was very amusing; to see too fools, completely decked out in their formal attire, playing tag down the hallways. Hard to believe that Arabella was upset before because they were running late.
James, Remus and Lily had just begun to strike up a conversation on the way to the Great hall when Sky rounded the corner, skidding to a stop. "You guys have to see this... Narcissa…chipmunk, cheeks." She panted, taking her hands and pulling cheeks out a far as they could go. "Hurry up, Now!" As if on cue they all turned to Sirius, who smiled for a moment before starting a chase to the Great Hall to see Narcissa the Chipmunk
They were all out of breath by the time the reached the Great Hall and came fact to face with Narcissa, her cheeks were puffed out and she was getting a coat of brown fur as well as ears and a tail. Remus coughed back a chuckle and Lily covered her mouth with her hand for a second before regaining her composure. James, Arabella, and Sirius were able to hold in their laughter, most likely due to strict practice.
"It was you!" Narcissa squeaked, turning on James, "You (squeak) did this to me." Sirius couldn't take it any longer and he let out a small laugh that spread like wildfire through the small group. "So you think this is funny, don't you Black. You know what I find funny?" she squeaked on, her voice getting higher pitched as she continued. "I think you are funny or rather your family is funny. When your parents were killed I did get a good laugh, so I guess we're even now." The whole group went quiet and Sirius took a huge gulp, pain evident on his face. With a quick squeeze of his hand Arabella walked forward and punched her directly in the face then turned to take Sirius' arm. James looked at Narcissa in disgust.
"I don't want to talk to you or see you ever again Narcissa, ever." He stormed past her into the hall followed by the other four, none looking back at the chipmunk that now had a bruise on her left cheek.
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So? How was that? Next chapter you find out about why Narcissa was a chipmunk and we enter the Great Hall, sure has taken a while to get there. In this one I set up the Arabella/Sirius romance and I want to play this through the entire story line. I like them a lot as a couple. Now for the thank yous and question answering time! If I miss you let me know because it was 100% a mistake, I swear!
SAKURAnTOKYO: Sirius is really coming out good in this so far ( That's probably one of the reasons I went into Sirius/Arabella in this chapter.
Sierra Sitruc: That made complete sense. As a matter of fact I need to think of a character, do you have any ideas? Description wise, a name or something so I can get into a mind set on her. She's probably going to be a Hufflepuff or Ravenclaw. Make sure you check the Author's Note on top.
Martini addict: Thank you so much! I'm starting the whole Sirius/Arabella thing and James/Lily. Make sure you check the top Author's note (
Samantha Riddle: I like the name change Riddle. Lol I hope you like this one, a lot of Sirius in it ( and when you read it just replace the name Arabella with the phrase me, here's a little; "Sirius said, swiftly bouncing down the stair and ruffling James' flat Black hair up, making it as wild as ever as he passed by him, sweeping Samantha into his arms he kissed her softly and smiled at her." Like?
Beauty Full: Especially sad for Arabella ( Sirius and her are so happy and then everything crumbles, very sad but I'm putting in happy chapters to brighten it up a bit.
Phoenix6545: Thanks! I'm really happy you like it; hope this chapter doesn't disappoint you.
Sweet Star: Congratulations! You have less than a week until your braces come out! Make sure you take aspirin before you go, it doesn't hurt but your mouth feels weird and you can't eat for about a day. I read/reviewed your Lily/James story and some of the poetry I hadn't gotten to. It's all wonderful.
Charybdis: Your number 80! I never thought I would get this many. I hope you didn't get hurt to bad, remember to rice your hand (yes I said rice; it stands for Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation.) Arabella will be nice, she's going to become Lily's best friend and stay in the limelight along with the others. That "I am a god" line just fit so well that I had to put it in. As for the typos, I need to practice more because what I do is type my ideas out really fast and then I spell check, but when I go to read it over I start changing it all (and not for the best, I get very picky) so I try to limit how much I reread. This one is a little longer and they are coming out quicker. I read the first chapter of "My Sacrifice" and loved it. I left a review there. The title fits perfectly and I love Tom in it (I've said that a million times but I really love, 1 million plus, him) and Lily and James are beautifully written. Thank you so much.
Okay everyone, please review! I take the time to thank everyone no matter how much they say or how they feel, I'll thank you for anything just please review….
